Name

Parus major

Great tit

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Passeriformes

Genus: Parus

Species: major

Habitat

Terrestrial. On all types of wooded land.

Feeding

Omnivorous. Mainly insectivorous, although in autumn-winter it also consumes many fruits and seeds.

Distribution

Palaearctic

Conservation status

Not threatened

Additional information

Small passerine (14 cm) with black hood, ruff and belly tie, white cheeks, greenish back and yellow belly. Males have a markedly thicker throat and belly tie than females, and a more intense yellow. A very arboreal species, which, like all parids, often performs acrobatic movements hanging from branches in search of food. Sedentary.